Show Chronology of the Year 1932 Compiled by EW E. E W. W INTERNATIONAL Jan 2 Japanese troops occupied occulted v. Manchuria Jan Jn 9 S Chancellor 9 BruenIng an announced announced an- an flounced Germany could no longer pur py reparations Jan 20 Lausanne 20 Lausanne conference on reparations postponed Jan 25 Council 26 C Council of ot League of ot Nations Na Na- No ton met and China demanded firm Orm action against Japan Russia and Poland signed a non non- tren treaty ty Jan 23 28 Japanese Japanese marines seized ese ele quarter of ot Shanghai and c. c bloody battle bOJan began Jan 29 9 ChIna 29 China In League of ot Nations Na Na- tiona tons council counci Invoked strong articles of ot covenant against Japan Jan 30 Japanese 30 Japanese seized part of ot foreign section of ot Shanghai despite protests of ot other no nations tons United States ordered Asiatic fleet r fr and regiment of ot Infantry to Shan Shang- Shang hat hal Feb 1 I Japanese 1 warships shelled i the forts torts United States Great Britain Franco France and Italy Ialy made concerted protest a against Japans Japan's course In China Chinn and offered plan for tor peace pence Fob 2 International 2 I disarmament conference opened In Geneva Feb 4 Japanese 4 4 rejected peace plans of ot the powers battle battie In Shanghai Shanghai Shang Shang- hai hal renewed Full Fun division of ot U U. U 3 S. army ordered or or- derod dered to Shanghai Harbin Manchuria occupied by J Japanese Feb 6 U. 6 U. U S. S Infantry arrived in Shanghai Feb 12 Japanese l-Japanese Japanese resume resumed fierce attack atack on Woosung Woosung forts torts and Chapel China demanded convocation of League of ot Nations assembly to consider con con- alder sider the Japanese affair landed Feb 14 Japan 14 apan 1 Japan 1000 troops at Shanghai Fob Feb League IG-League League of ot Nations council coun coun- cil cli cl In a sharp no note noto to appealed to Japan to cease hostilities against China Secretary Stimson sent another another an nn other protest to Tokyo Feb 17 Japan 17 1 Japan served ultimatum on China to withdraw her troops from Shanghai Fob Fab 19 19 China 19 China rejected Japans Japan a ultimatum Feb 22 Great 22 Great Britain France and anc Italy Ialy signed Mediterranean i peace agreement k Pace March 1 Japan 1 I-apan I Japan accepted League Lague v of ot Nations plan for tor peace parley In Shanghai both Japanese and ChiS Chinese Chi Chi- S nese armies armie to withdraw i March 3 Both 3 Both Japanese and Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese nose armies armlee were ordered to cease fighting at Shanghai Chinese were driven back about 13 1 miles League of ot Nations assembly met metin in Geneva to take tako up Sino Japanese f trouble March 4 4 Japanese 4 renewed attack attack attack at- at tack on Chinese League of ot Nations assembly demanded withdrawal of or Japanese army at Shanghai March 11 League League l-League League of ot Nations a adopted opted resolution condemning Japan Japan Japans Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pan pans s a actions In China and setting t. t.- up commission to deal with wih the case March 19 International 19 19 disarmament disarmament ment conference adjourned to April Apri 11 1 April Apri 11 l Disarmament conference reassembled April Apri 19 19 1 League 19 League of ot Nations committee com corn called caled on Japan to evacuate Shanghai In the near future April Apri 20 Trans Andean railway abandoned because of ot Argentina Argentina- Chile tariff war ar May B Japanese 5 r and Chinese signed algne peace agreement for tor Shanghai Shang Shang- bat bal area May Moy 13 Austria 13 1 Austria appealed to toL L League Lague agu of ot Nations to save her from ruin May 14 Mexico 14 1 Mexico severed diplomatic diplo matic mate relations with wih Peru June Juno 16 Lausanne 16 Lusanne 16 Lausanne reparations conference opened June 17 European 17 Europe 1 European moratorium on t Intergovernmental debts debt during Lau Lau- anno eanno conference agreed upon June 22 2 President 22 President ent Hoover Hoo er offered r Geneva conference plan to cut world armaments by nearly one one July 4 Italy 4 laly 4 Italy demanded cancellation cancella lion tion ton of ot all aU reparations and war debts I July C Turkey 6 urke accepted Invitation to Join League of ot Nations I July 8 European a-European powers agreed to end German Gorman reparations with wih payment payment payment pay pay- ment by Germany of ot three billion gold Bold marks in bonds bonde b but t ratification J. J ion tion ton wan wat made dependent on re reduction reduction re re- ducton of ot otar war ar debts by United J States July 13 New 13 New 1 New entente formed by 1 Trance France and Great Britain to al aid Eu Eu- rope July 18 St. 18 St St. Lawrence Lwrence seaway treaty signed by United States on and Canada Canada I July 23 3 International 23 disarmament disarmament ment conference In Geneva adjourned ad adjourned ad- ad ten nations refusing to vote for tor resolution of ot achievement July 26 Poland 26 25 Poland and Russia signed peace aco treaty July ermany Germany Germany Joined the Fran Fran- entente 1 British co-British July 29 BolIvian 29 29 Bolivian troops attacked Paraguayan frontier forts In Chaco s. 1 dispute r t. t j July 31 Paraguay 31 3 Paraguay ordered general gen gen- eral ral al mobilization against Bolivia Aug AuG 2 2 UnIted United Stat States s accepted In Invitation invitation In- In Unton to participate In world worl I- I economic conference war debts beIng boIng be bo- I Ing bared barred United States and South an and Cantral Central Cen Can tr-al tr trl American nations warned Paraguay Paraguay Para Para- t r guay an and Bolivia against war Aug tug 31 Germany 31 Germany in note to c France demanded equality of ot arma arm amenta a- a monte ments menta l Sept 6 6 Conference 5 of ot c- c nations opened In Italy c. c J Sept Sept 12 France 12 France 1 France rejected Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger- Ger I many's demand for tor arms equality I Sept 15 15 1 recognized J by Jalan Japan i Sept IS Great lS-Gret Great Britain rejected S Germanys Germany's demand for tor arms equal eQual- ity Iy Oct ct 2 Report 2 Report of ot League of ot Nations Nations NiI Na Na- Ni- Ni commission on Manchuria made I public calling for tor establishment of ot otan an autonomous demilitarized ManT Manchuria Man Man- T churia churla under Chinese sovereignty Oct 3 3 Iraq Iraq became a member of ot f the League of ot Nations Great Britain Bri Br- f lain tain surrendering her mandate I I. Oct Oct 18 reat 18 Great 18 Groat Britain abrogated abrogated with her ber trade treaty Russia Oct Oct 21 Now New New Chilean government recognized by United States Slate and n Great Britain Oct Oct 22 22 Paraguay 22 Paraguay captured capture Fort FortL L- L Arces In the Gran Oran Chaco from Dot Dot Do- Do t- t 1 1 t Nov 4 Frances France's Franco France s new constructive tire tive disarmament plan laid before tt disarmament conference bureau In int t Geneva Geneva Nov 10 ohn 10 John 10 John Galsworthy EnIsh English Eng Eng- lish Ish novelist was as awarded the tho Nobel Nobl No No- bel hel prize for literature bl t Nov 11 reat l-reat Great 11 Great Britain France and and- other othe nations asked postponement of t payment of ot their war debt Interest r to tp United States State and revision of ot the debts Nov 14 Frances U Franco's Francos plan for disarmament 11 dis dis- t. t armament and security laid before the disarmament conference In Ge Go- ReVS neva 1 Rev Nov 21 Japans 21 Japan Japan s- s case cas In Man- Man affair laid before botor council counci of ot League Legue of ot Nations China replied NoV No European U-European 23 European nations notified by United States State they must must pay py war debt installment and Interest No Nov Not W France n-France France an and Russia signed treaty treat of ot Mid and anc Dec Dee 1 l Second 1 Second British note not asking ask ask- lag ing InS cancellation of ot war debts re received re- re clY In Washington Dec Doe 2 Frances Franco's second note noto for forwar forwar debt cancellation received In war ar rec lv Washington I I Doc Dec 6 Special 5 Special meeting of ot League Longue of ot Nations assembly opened to consider con con- elder sider tho the trouble Dec Dee 7 BrItish 7 7 British war debt plea pion again rejected by United States Dec Dee 11 United 11 l United States Gr Great nt Britain Britain Brit lInt am ain France Italy Ialy an and Germany signed agreement to work for tor world disarmament Dec Dee 13 French 13 1 French chamber of ot deputes deputies dep dep- lilies utes voted not to pay the tho war debt Installment duo the tho United States and Premier re resigned rosh ro- ro sh signed ned Belgium de decided to default Its payment to America America Dec Dee 14 Germany 14 H Germany returned to the disarmament conference In Geneva Dec Doc 15 Great 16 Great Ii-Great Great Britain Ia Italy Latvia Latvia Lat Lat- Lt- Lt via Lithuania Finland and Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czecho Czecho- slovakia paid their war debt In Installments installments In- In due tho the United States France Franco Belgium POlan Poland Hungary and Estonia did not pay pay I FORE FOREIGN Jan 3 Mahatma 3 Gandhi ordered civil civi disobedience campaign In In IndIa India Indin In- In dia din renewed and was arrested Jan 12 French 12 French cabinet resigned Jan Jon Laval 14 14 Laval formed now French Frenc cabinet t with wih left lef out Jan 21 Japanese 21 Japanese diet dissolved Rebellion g broke broko out In Catalonia i Spain Jan 23 3 Communistic 3 uprising in Sal Salvador vad or Jan 24 BrItish 14 British convicts In Dartmoor Dartmoor Dartmoor Dart Dart- moor penitentiary England mutinied mutinied mu mu- and burned part of ot the pris pris- on Martial Martal law declared In Salvador government troops defeated rebels Jan 28 28 Chiang shek Kai became premier of ot China China Jan 30 30 Finland Finland repealed Its prohibition prohibition pro pro- law Feb 11 11 Premier Premier Mussolini paid his first visit to Po Pope po Plus XI Feb eb 14 Ricardo 14 1 JimIne elected president of ot Costa Rica Fob Feb 16 16 Pierre Pierre Laval's Lavai's French government resigned Do De Valera's Valeras Valer's Vail Val party won Irish election electon Feb 20 20 20 Augustin B B. B Justo Inaugurated inaugurated president of ot Argentina Tardieu formed government for tor France Feb 21 21 Soviet 21 Soviet Russia banished and 36 others for tor all time Feb 24 Spain's 24 Spain's first divorce law liw passed Feb 25 British 25 25 British parliament passed 10 per cent tariff bi bill March 9 l 9 Eamon 9 Eamon amon do de Valera elected president of ot Irish Free Iree State Henry Pu yi installed as head of ot new Manchurian state of ot Manchu Manchu- kuo March 12 Ivan 12 lar 1 Ivar Krueger head of ot S edl Swedish h match trust committed suicide sui sul- cl cide e in Paris March 13 13 President President Von lUnden burg burl load lead In German Gorman election electon but failed to get et a majority vote Hitler Hit Hit- ler badly beaten benten April Apri 1 Ten l-Ten Ten thousand Inhabitants of ot Villa Via Santa Italy Ialy fled fed for tor their lives l es as village viage dropped Into ancient Roman caves April Apri 6 6 Mob 6 Mob lob forced resignation of Newfoundland government April Apri 10 Von 10 Von Hindenburg reelected reelected re- re r- r elected president of ot Germany April i Apri 13 13 Germany Germany ordered Hitler Hiter t I disband hi his shock troops April Apri 19 BrItish 19 I British budget Introduced Introduced introduced Intro Intro- continuing heavy taxation for tor another year April Apri 24 24 HIUer's Hitler's National Socialists Social Social- lets won In elections In Prussia and Austria May 1 Two I-Two Two British scientists announced an they had split spilt the tho hydrogen atom and obtained a helium atom May 6 Paul 6 Paul Doumer president of ot France assassinated by a Russian May 8 8 Euseblo Ayala elected president of ot Paraguay Ricardo JImInez Installed as president of ot Costa Rica Communist revolt In Peruvian navy quelled French elections resulted in In In- wipIng wiping wiping wip wip- ing out Premier Tardieu's majority by radical Socialists and Socialists May 10 10 Albert Albert Lebrun elected president t of ot France May 15 15 Premier Premier Inukai of ot Japan assassinated by young oun militarist m ter ter- May MY 19 19 1 Irish 19 Irish rl h Free e State te D vIl D.-vIl 1 passed bill bi abolishing oath of ot allegiance to the king May 22 Admiral 22 A Admiral Salto Salo made premier of ot Japan Premier of Greece re re- re signed May 26 Alexander 26 ou formed now government for tor Greece May My 30 30 Bruening chancellor chancellor chancelor chan chan- of Germany and his cabinet resigned May 31 Franz 31 31 Franz von on made chancellor of ot Germany Premier Jorga of ot Rumania re r- r re- re signed June 4 4 Edouard became premier of ot Franco France and completed formation of or a Socialist cabinet Chilean Socialists and military Junta overthrew government Government of ot President Montero Carlos CarIes Davila made president pro tern ter June 5 6 5 Dr Arias elected elect elect- ed president of ot Panama June Juno 10 Three 10 Three rich Cubans tried to assassinate President Machado wih with bomb June 12 12 resigned as IS head of at new Chilean gO government Ju Juno June ne I Radical 16 G Radical Ical Socialist government government govern govern- ment of ot Chile Chie ousted by military Junta Davila Davia reinstated June 24 Slains Slain's Slams lams and army navy revolted and forced King to accept a constitutional government Juno June Irish 28 Free State senate passed bill bl abolishing oath oth to the king ng July 4 4 4 British government Imposed Imposed imposed Im Im- im- im posed retaliatory tariff tart on imports Import from Ireland July 7 Civilian 7 lan CI communist rebels In Peru captured Trujillo o. July 10 Brazilian 10 Draz an Brazilian rebels captured Sao Paulo July 11 PeruvIan 11 Peruvian l-Peruvian Peruvian revolt at Trujillo Tru Tru- jio suppressed July 13 Brazilian 13 13 Brazilian revolt spread to two more moro states July 20 G 20 German 20 German government de decreed decreed do- do creed dictatorship for tor Prussia and martial martal law In Berlin Premier Mussolini revamped IllIan Ital Ill Ill- ian inn cabinet ousting Foreign n MinIster Minister Min Mm- ister Dino Grand Grandl and others July 21 21 British British Imperial economic economic economie eco eco- nomie conference opened In Ottawa Canada Canada July 31 Hitler's 31 31 Hitler's Nazis made big gains In German elections but failed to get et control of ot Aug 6 New 6 Now ship canal formally opened by Canada Canada Au Aug 10 10 Spanish Spanish royalists started re movement but were suppressed Aug 13 13 President President Von Hindon- Hindon burg refused to make mako Hitler Hiter chancellor chan chan- collor of ot Germany Aug 15 16 Eusobio Ayala Ayla Inaugurated inaugurated rated president of ot Paraguay Aug 16 Ten Tori Ton thousand Cuban physicians struck against cheap service In clinic clinice Aug 18 18 18 Spain ordered exile exie of 92 nobles for tor monarchist revolt re Aug 20 British 20 British Imperial economic economic eco eco- conference closed with wih signing sign sign- ing of ot 12 1 trade trado pacts with the dom dominions do do- m minions I n ions Ecuador congress disqualified President-Elect President Bonifaz Aug 26 Military 26 26 Military revolt In Ecuador Ecuador dor by hy supporters of ot Bonifaz struck Aug 27 British 27 27 British cotton coton weavers weaver Aug 29 Ecuador 39 Ecuador revolt suppressed suppressed sup sup- pressed after battle batte Sopt Sept 2 President 2 Rubio of ot Mexico co resigned Sept 4 4 Con A. A L L. L Rodriguez Rodrigue elected president of ot Mexico Sept 8 8 Spanish s-Spanish cortes confiscated estates of or grandees to be distributed ed aron among the tho people and granted autonomy to Catalonia Sept SepU Sept 12 German U-German German voted no confidence In the |